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Yeh ya Woh, kya laoo kya nahi!!!"
 List of items to bring.

Important: Regarding the section concerning groceries to bring from India, we are not sure about the latest regulations guiding them. So, please find it for yourself as we have very limited info about it. Calling up the Airlines or your travel agent might be very useful.

Books are the first priority. "Pehle books, baaki sab uske baad"

Medicines: They are pretty costly here.
1) Do get some medicines from home. Especially if you have some known problem.
2)Get proper prescription for those medicines you bring along. Its very important as you might be asked at the airport and plus try and get a small note as to what medicine to take for what illness.

This list has been constructed according to the personal experiences of people who have come here. So, may be some important items are missing or are inadequately specified...... Hence, personal discretion is highly recommended. Also if you feel something is not here then please do send us an email and we will try and post  that info asap.

 

 
 
  Item Quantity Comments
A Clothes #
 
 
1 Full Sleeve Shirts
4
 
2 Half Sleeve Shirts
4
 
3 Formal Trousers
2
 
4 Blazer (Informal) / Suit (Formal) Suit Recommended.
1
Optional
5 Tie
2
 
6 T-shirts
5
 
7 Jeans
3
 
8 Shorts / Cargos / Bermudas
4
 
9 Belts
2
 
10 Traditional

1

Highly Recommended
11 Sweater 
2
 
12 Pyjamas / Night Suit
3
 
13 Under Garments
14
As u go to the laundry once in a week or 2
14 Towels
3
No Turkey, Difficult to dry in Winter
15 Handkerchiefs
8
 
16 Blanket (Light Weight)
1
Optional, depends on your baggage
17 Single Bed Sheet
2
 
18 Bed Cover
2
 
19 Pillow Cover
3
 
20 Woolen Gloves
2
Leather & wool
 21 Jacket
1
Optional
22 Thermal Underwear 
-
Not required at all.
23 Caps
-
Optional
B Footwear
 
1 Chappals / Sandals 
1
Traditional Footwear
2 Slippers
1
 
4 Formal Black Leather Shoes 
1
 
6 Casual Sport Shoes .
1
Cheaply available.
9 Shoe Polish 
1
For Formal Shoes
10 Shoe Polishing Brush
1
 
11 Socks Black (for Formal Shoes)
2
 
12 Socks White 
7
Cheaply Available here.
C Miscellaneous Items    
2 Glasses / Contact Lenses      3  Must. Optics very expensive here.
3 Contact Lenses Solution 

-

 Check for yourself
4 Stitching Kit

1

  
9 Alarm Clock

-

 Buy electronic here, as batteries r costly
11 Camera

-

 Optional
12 Walkman - Optional
13 Recorded Music Cassettes  - Highly Recommended
20 Wallet (to hold Credit Cards also) 1 Recommended
21 Hangers  - Don’t bring. Cheaply available
D Toiletries    
1 Shaving Blades / Cartridges 12 Available here.
2 Razor 1  
3 Shaving Cream - Cheap here
4 Shaving Brush 1  
5 After Shave Lotion 1  
6 Trimming Scissors 1  
7 Tooth Brush 2  
8 Tooth Paste 1  
10 Comb  2  
13 Hair Oil 2  
14 Nail Cutter 1 Don't forget this
16 Talcum Powder - Optional 
18 Shampoo - Cheaply available
19 Bathing Soap 1 Cheaply available
20 Washing Soap - Don’t get it. Cheaply available 
E Cooking Hardware    

Be sure that all vessels are Flat-Bottomed, because you have electric stoves here
1 Pressure Cooker 3 Litres 1 Bigger the better
2 Spare Dead Weight Valves 1  
3 Spare Safety Valves 2-3  
4 Spare Gaskets 2-3  
5 Frying Pan (Non-Stick) 1 Very good Qlty such as Nirlep recommended
6 Spoons Small Size 3-4  
7 Big Spoons / Spatula 2  
8 Steel Plates / Dishes 2  
9 Steel Glasses 2  
10 Pakkad / Tongs 1  
11 Kadhai 1 Big size
12 Utensils / Patelis 3 Medium Size
13 Tea Filter / Galane 2-3  
14 Tea Making Utensil 1  
15 Knife (If u get one, don't keep it in Cabin Baggage!!!) - Cheaply Available Good Quality
16 Cutting Board 1  
17 Cooking Book 1 Your mother's recipies highly recommened!
G Cooking Groceries    

Remember, All the items except the Masalas are recommended only if u have luggage space.
1 Tea Powder 2 Kg  
2 Instant Coffee / Nescafe - Cheaply available. (Folgers)
3 Turmeric Powder / Haldi 250 gm  
4 Mustard Seeds / Mouri / Mohari / Ri 250 gm  
5 Red Chilly Powder 250 gm  
6 Garam Masala 250 gm even more if u come from North-India
7 Dhane Powder 250 gm  
8 Jeera Powder 250 gm  
9 Jeera - Don't Bring Jeera
10 Asofotida / Hing 1  
11 Sambar Masala 2 Bring as much as u can, as this will turn out to be your Staple Food!!!
12 Cholle Masala 1 Recommended
13 Pav Bhaji Masala 1 Recommended 
14 Dals ½ Kg  Each
15 Elaichi / Veldoda 100 gm  Optional
16 Clove / Lavang 100 gm  Optional
19 Papad - Optional
20 Aachar / Pickles - Bring many properly packed.
22 Tamarind Powder / Cocum / Tamarind Paste 1 Required
27 Sugar / Rice / Salt  - Please Dont bring these.
29 Rava / Suji 1 Kg This is very helpful in beginning
H Stationary    
1 School Bag 1 A Little Expensive here
2 Ball Point Pen  2  
3 Refils 1  
4 Bonded/Clutch Pencils 1  
5 Sharpner 1  
6 Eraser Pencil 1  
7 Clutch Pencil (0.5 mm) 1  
8 Lead Box (0.5 mm) 2  
9 Steel Scale 6" 1  
16 Stapler 1 Dont Forget these
17 Stapler Pins 2 Box
18 Punch   Plz Don’t Bring. 3 holes punch Reqd here.
20 Scientific Calculator 1 Replace the batteries without fail!!
21 Cello Tape 1  Optional
22 Glue Stick / Glue 1  Optional
23 Sketch Pen - Optional
25 Note books / Papers / Files / Folders - Do not bring.
I Books (apart from course-work)    
1 Oxford Concise Dictionary 1  
 2 Books about India   Optional
3 Religious Books  - Optional.
J Medicies (must bring)    
1 Vicks (Vaporub & Inhaler) 1  
2 Balm (Amrutanjan, etc) 1  
3 Iodex 1  
4 Dettol 1  
5

Some Band-Aides (wash proof)

 10  
6 Iodine 1 Optional
7 Burnol  1 Important! Mr. Sanjeev Kapoors & Ms. Tarla Dalals !!!
8 Painkiller tabs like Combiflam, Brufen.  20-30 They dont go waste
9 Drugs and Antibiotics (for common fever & cold etc)   Crocin , Amoxyciillin, Disprin .
10 B-Complex tablets    
11 Vaseline 1 Especially for ppl coming in winter
  And all the specialized medicines that you take. And, the things we missed.
K Miscelleneous    
  Recent Photographs / Negatives   Remember!!! Memories are the best company.....

 
  General Photographs  - 
Indian Calendar 1
  Handicraft Items  
  Gifts -
L Documents (Not limited to these)    
1 Passport / Photocopies    Leave a copy in each bag.
2 Admission Letter   Leave a copy in each bag.
3 I-20 & VISA photocopies   Leave a copy in each bag.
4 Credentials   Leave a copy in each bag.
5 Transcripts   Leave a copy in each bag.
6 Recommendation Letters   Leave a copy in each bag.
7 GRE / TOEFL Score Sheets   Leave a copy in each bag.
8 Medical Fitness Certificate   Leave a copy in each bag.
9 Health History Form   Leave a copy in each bag.  (Provided by UMR)
10 Vaccination Certificate   MMR, TB test.
11 Medical Prescription of all medicines   Leave a copy in each bag.
12 College Leaving Certificate   Leave a copy in each bag. (Optional)
13 Foreign Clearance from Income Tax Dept.   Leave a copy in each bag.
14 International Driving License (I.D.P.)   Optional
15 Receipts of traveller cheques   One copy in each baggage
16 Enough Money   Cash with some change.

# Type of clothes depends on the habits of an individual. As far as dressing code is concerned, there  is none...assuming you wear something!!! Shorts and T-Shirts to the school are the ones popular here. No formal stuff...ts highly casual. Try to get cotton stuff as the climate here fluctuates as much as you can imagine, and also, cottontends to withstand the extreme torture of machine washing and drying here quite well.